Offered Papers Theme A: Efficient Production from Grassland
Event Title
Elasticity of Ingestive Behaviour and Intake in Sheep Associated with Food Diversity on Plurispecific Swards
Description
Animals on heterogeneous swards generally opt for a varied diet. This may stimulate their intake, unless searching constraints limit intake rate (Champion et al., 1998). However the management of plurispecific swards presents a risk of overgrazing the preferred species and undergrazing the less-preferred species. This study aimed to test the effect of type of diversity and type of management on the elasticity of ingestive behaviour and intake in sheep.
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Elasticity of Ingestive Behaviour and Intake in Sheep Associated with Food Diversity on Plurispecific Swards
Animals on heterogeneous swards generally opt for a varied diet. This may stimulate their intake, unless searching constraints limit intake rate (Champion et al., 1998). However the management of plurispecific swards presents a risk of overgrazing the preferred species and undergrazing the less-preferred species. This study aimed to test the effect of type of diversity and type of management on the elasticity of ingestive behaviour and intake in sheep.
